"If you're a songwriter, being a Korean adoptee, a woman and only four-feet-ten inches tall gives you a lot to talk about. St. Paul musician Mayda's big sound belies her diminutive size.
St. Paul, Minn. — In a crowd, it's easy to overlook Mayda. But on stage, it is hard not to notice her." -Chris Roberts, MN Public Radio 12/14/2007
She has written and played with the Sugar Divas, Jellybean Johnson of THE TIME, Chance Howard of THE TIME and PRINCE, Phil Hansen, Word For Word, the Boy Sopranos (Doomtree Crew), Soul Asylum, and many more. Her music has gained local and national recognition.
After touring in South Korea with the hip hop group Alliancen (Denmark), she has continued to work in and out of the studio. Featured on The Rachael Ray Show, Good Morning America (MARCH 1st, 2007), Radio K, Channel 4, KARE 11, and mentioned by writer Jim Walsh of The Mad Ripple, Mayda represents a new wave of Twin Cities music.
Recently Mayda completed her second project with Michael Bland's Sonic Matrimony Collective. The
INTERROGATION and The Stereotype EP, soulful pop music done in true Minneapolis fashion, are available at
CDbaby, The Electric Fetus and
Mayda supported her local tv station KARE 11 by writing a tune for their online anchor blogs. They gave her the words and she gave it the smack down.
"Mayda’s EP Stereotype flat-out kills with singing and songwriting that fire up a storm. She brings it from the gut, at times raw as a bad luck, at times smooth as a free ride. Always heartfelt, always dead-on. Soulfully serious. Ask anyone who caught her at what became this year’s legendary She Rock Festival at Pi Bar (Minneapolis). Courtesy of killer producer Michael Bland, the recording’s got the James-Brown-cum-Prince groove nailed to the board.
"Her 'Stereotype EP' has the fashionable beats, hip-hop breakbeats and soulful swirls that you'd probably expect but there's an edge and an anger that may surprise.
The Devil has two Mayda tracks for your delectation 'Stereotype' is funkier than a Prince house party and angrier than bull on the red eye. 'HLLR' is much smoother although she sounds like she's been let loose with a hammer in a scrap merchants yard."
My sites: ¤ fashion ¤ advertising ¤ cinema ¤ music.. ¤ Looking forward to hearing from you soon! Erick Seban-Meyer "professional, passionated but unpretentious"
Hello wonderful Mayda whom we adore so very exotically... yes, yes... we love ya & we're wondering how you are... For Halloween, we give you "Squid Chilli" from our upcoming CD :)
Beginning Tuesday November 3rd From 1:00pm to 3:00pm I will be hosting an Open Jam at Tillie's Bean 1931 Nicollet Ave. S. Minneapolis Mn 55404 Everybody is welcome !! Tell all yer Musically Inclined Friends to bring an Instrument !!! Peace, Robert Lee
